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Medical Terminology Unit 2 Flashcards

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superior

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towards the head or upper portion of the body

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inferior

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towards the feet or lower portion of the body

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anterior

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towards the front of the body

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ventral

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towards the front of the body

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posterior

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towards the back of the body

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dorsal

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towards the back of the body

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caudad

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the direction of the x-ray tube directed towards the feet

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cephalad

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direction of the x-ray tube towards the head

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medial

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towards the middle or the center of the body

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lateral

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on or closer to the side

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promixal

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nearer to the point where the limb attaches to the body

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distal

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further from the point where the limb attaches to the body

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bilateral

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pertaining to both sides of the body or structure

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unilateral

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pertaining to only one side of the body or structure

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deep

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toward the inferior

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superficial

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near the surface

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visceral

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refers to the internal organs

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axial

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around an axis or central ray angled along axis

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abduction

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joint moving away from midline

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adduction

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joint moving toward the midline

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circumduction

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moving a body part to trace a circle

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eversion

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turned outward

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inversion

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turned inward

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flexion

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bending of a joint (think of muscle contractions)

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extension
straightening of a joint (think of muscle contractions)
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supination
turning of the palm of the hand or the medical edge of the foot upward
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pronation
turning the palm of the hand downward or raising the lateral edge of the foot
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dorsiflexion
rotation of the foot upwards
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plantar flexion
rotation of the foot downward
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hyperextension
extending of a joint past a straight or neutral position
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protraction
movement forward from a normal position
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retraction
movement backward or drawn back from a normal position
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Anatomical Positioning
Patient standing facing forward, arms at side , palms forward, legs straight , feet flat and toes pointed forward
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Projection
A positioning term that describes the direction of a x-ray beam
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Anteroposterior (AP) projection
The standard position where the x-ray passes front to back
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Posteroanterior Projection
X-ray passing back to front ; also a standard position
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Mediolateral projection
Ray passing from inside of the body towards the outside
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Laterinedial projection
Ray passes from the outside of the body towards the inside
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Anatomical Positioning
Patient standing facing forward, arms at side , palms forward, legs straight , feet flat and toes pointed forward
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Projection
A positioning term that describes the direction of a x-ray beam
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Anteroposterior (AP) projection
The standard position where the x-ray passes front to back
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Posteroanterior Projection
X-ray passing back to front ; also a standard position
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Mediolateral projection
Ray passing from inside of the body towards the outside
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Laterimedial projection
Ray passes from the outside of the body towards the inside
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Anatomical Positioning
Patient standing facing forward, arms at side , palms forward, legs straight , feet flat and toes pointed forward
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Projection
A positioning term that describes the direction of a x-ray beam
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Anteroposterior (AP) projection
The standard position where the x-ray passes front to back
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Posteroanterior Projection
X-ray passing back to front ; also a standard position
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Mediolateral projection
Ray passing from inside of the body towards the outside
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Lateromedial projection
Ray passes from the outside of the body towards the inside
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decubitus (remember position of central ray)
central ray in a horizontal position and person is lying in a sideways superman
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supine
patient lies on back with arms at side and everything lying straight out
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prone
patient lying on stomach with legs straight out and arms under the head or bent at sides
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recumbent
refers to a patient lying down in any postion
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dorsal recumbent
patient lying on back and knees possibly bent
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ventral recumbent
patient lying face down
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lateral recumbent
patient lying on side
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lithotomy position
(baby being delivered position) knees and hips flexed thighs abducted and rotated externally
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central ray
the angle and direction of x-ray tube in relation to the image receptor or body part. With a reference to the middle of the x-ray beam coming from the x-ray tube
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perpendicular
alignment of the central ray at 90 degrees to the IR
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projection
path or direction of the central ray as it passes through the patient to give an image on the IR
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palpitation
the process of applying light pressure with the fingertips onto the patient to find positioning landmarks
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topographic landmarks
bony structures used by technologist to find structures/organs on the body
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sagittal plane
divides the body into left and right hemispheres
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longitudinal plane
divides the body into left and right hemispheres
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median plane
divides the body into left and right hemispheres
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mid- plane
just means making the division equally
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coronal plane
divides the body into front and back sections
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transverse plane
divides the body into upper and lower
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horizontal plane
divides the body into upper and lower
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oblique plane
longitudinal or transverse plane at a slant and not parallel to any other plane

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